Student ethnicity data considers UK students only, as our intake of overseas students will be heavily influenced by our marketing strategies.
4.4.1 Undergraduate students by ethnicity over 3 years
The proportion of undergraduate students by ethnic group has remained fairly static over time, although the proportion of White students has increased slightly with a proportionate decrease in respect of Asian and Black students. Nationally over time (2003/04- 2010/10), the proportion of White students has been decreasing and Black and Asian students increasing, albeit in recent years these trends have started to slow.
Action - It will therefore be important to review this trend next year and ensure it does not continue without an appropriate explanation.
However despite this, King’s compares favourably with the national picture and the Russell Group for first degree undergraduate students (2011-12) in respect of its ethnic mix, in particular with respect to Asian students. The table below includes key comparator information in this respect. As expected, it is only the London HEIs which have a more diverse profile than King’s.
White Black Asian Mixed &
Other
King’s 56% 8% 27% 8%
Nationally 79.1% 6.0% 9.4% 4.3%
London HEIs 47.2% 17.8% 23.5% 11.5%
Russell Group 82.6% 2.1% 9.7% 5.5%
Action - Given these comparisons, King’s is in a strong position regarding its undergraduate ethnic mix but should continue to monitor the proportions of Black student, as this is an area where we will want ensure relative proportions are maintained.
4.4.2 Undergraduate students by ethnicity and School - 2012-13
The Schools with the highest ethnic diversity and where the diversity is higher than the College average are the: DI, BMS, then NMS and Medicine. The Schools with the least ethnic diversity and where this is lower than for the College are A&H, SSPP, FNSNM and Law. There are particularly high
UG
No. % No. % No. %
Asian 3201 28% 2973 27% 2959 27%
Black 1019 9% 962 9% 901 8%
Mixed 558 5% 582 5% 579 5%
Not Known 5 0% 1 0% 0 0%
Other 340 3% 318 3% 326 3%
Prefer not to say 184 2% 172 2% 172 2%
White 5978 53% 6076 55% 6226 56%
Total 11285 100% 11084 100% 11163 100%
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proportions of Asian students at the DI, BMS and NMS. There are high proportions of Black students in FNSNM and BMS.
4.4.3 Postgraduate taught students by ethnicity over 3 years
Where postgraduate taught students are concerned, the proportion of Asian and White students has increased slightly over time at the cost of Black students.
The student profile compares favourably with the sector and the Russell Group (using 2011-12 data) see the table below. However much like all the other groupings, King’s is noticeably less diverse at postgraduate taught level than at undergraduate level, particularly in respect of its Asian students.
White Black Asian Mixed &
Other
King’s 68% 7% 13% 7%
Nationally 77.6% 5.8% 8.7% 3.6%
London HEIs 63.6% 11.9% 13.8% 6.7%
Russell Group 76.8% 4.1% 10.4% 4.1%
4.4.4 Postgraduate taught students by ethnicity and School 2012-13
Similar to the undergraduate picture above, the Schools with the highest ethnic diversity and where this is higher than the College average are: Dl, NMS, BMS and IoP. Medicine has a similar overall composition to the College. The Schools with the least ethnic diversity and where this is lower than
2012-13
Arts and Humanities 176 8% 37 2% 146 7% 32 1% 32 1% 1732 80%
Biomedical Sciences 741 50% 141 10% 73 5% 70 5% 16 1% 440 30% Dental Institute 442 63% 18 3% 26 4% 26 4% 12 2% 183 26% Law 77 21% 22 6% 26 7% 11 3% 9 2% 223 61% Medicine 783 34% 159 7% 102 4% 85 4% 40 2% 1112 49% NMS 353 40% 57 6% 44 5% 34 4% 20 2% 384 43% FNSNM 215 10% 404 19% 87 4% 35 2% 12 1% 1390 65% SSPP 154 15% 46 4% 71 7% 27 3% 20 2% 713 69% White Asian Black Mixed Other Prefer not to say
PGT
No. % No. % No. %
Asian 498 12% 580 12% 583 13%
Black 334 8% 331 7% 331 7%
Mixed 150 4% 178 4% 169 4%
Not Known 0 0% 28 1% 2 0%
Other 118 3% 138 3% 127 3%
Prefer not to say 376 9% 251 5% 249 5%
White 2631 64% 3234 68% 3086 68%
Total 4107 100% 4740 100% 4547 100%
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
2012-13
Arts and Humanities 25 6% 5 1% 11 3% 9 2% 18 4% 370 84%
Biomedical Sciences 58 33% 21 12% 5 3% 9 5% 3 2% 79 45% Dental Institute 61 43% 3 2% 4 3% 20 14% 4 3% 51 36% IoP 74 15% 60 12% 31 6% 21 4% 7 1% 306 61% Law 26 10% 16 6% 8 3% 3 1% 12 4% 207 76% Medicine 62 14% 43 10% 19 4% 11 2% 5 1% 305 68% NMS 44 44% 4 4% 7 7% 5 5% 2 2% 37 37% FNSNM 49 7% 88 12% 22 3% 13 2% 3 0% 561 76% SSPP 133 10% 86 6% 56 4% 25 2% 33 2% 1033 76% White Asian Black Mixed Other Prefer not to say
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the College average are A&H, FNSNM, SSPP and Law. There are particularly high proportions of Asian students in NMS, the DI and BMS. There are high proportions of Black students in BMS, IoP and FNSNM.
4.4.5 Postgraduate research students by ethnicity over 3 years
Over time the proportion of Asian students has decreased where postgraduate research students are concerned.
Like the other groupings the postgraduate research profile is less diverse than the postgraduate taught profile. It is noticeable that at King’s our profile is more in line with the national and Russell Group picture than the profile in London (using 2011-12 data).
White Black Asian Mixed &
Other
King’s 79% 3% 10% 6%
Nationally 80.5% 3% 7.6% 4.4%
London HEIs 71.7% 4.6% 11.6% 6.7%
Russell Group 80.3% 2.0% 8.5% 4.7%
4.4.6 Postgraduate research students by ethnicity and School 2012-13
The numbers of postgraduate taught students are small so findings at a School level should be treated with caution, however they do mirror the patterns found at other levels of study. The Schools with the highest ethnic diversity and with diversity at levels higher than the College average are: Medicine, DI, NMS and FNSNM. The Schools with the least ethnic diversity and where the average is lower than the College are A&H, SSPP, IoP, Law and BMS. There are particularly high proportions of Asian students at the Dl, Medicine and NMS. The numbers of Black postgraduate students are fairly small so it is difficult to draw any conclusions.
PGR
No. % No. % No. %
Asian 151 11% 161 11% 145 10%
Black 41 3% 48 3% 47 3%
Mixed 36 3% 39 3% 46 3%
Not Known 1 0% 2 0% 2 0%
Other 40 3% 44 3% 46 3%
Prefer not to say 15 1% 17 1% 29 2%
White 1047 79% 1122 78% 1164 79%
Total 1331 100% 1433 100% 1479 100%
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
2012-13
Arts and Humanities 13 4% 3 1% 9 3% 13 4% 5 1% 292 87%
Biomedical Sciences 13 12% 3 3% 3 3% 1 1% 2 2% 89 80% Dental Institute 9 28% 0 0% 0 0% 2 6% 0 0% 21 66% IoP 18 8% 6 3% 7 3% 6 3% 1 0% 194 84% Law 1 6% 1 6% 1 6% 0 0% 0 0% 15 83% Medicine 65 24% 11 4% 9 3% 10 4% 4 1% 174 64% NMS 12 16% 3 4% 4 5% 6 8% 1 1% 50 66% FNSNM 3 5% 5 9% 2 4% 0 0% 3 5% 40 73% SSPP 7 2% 15 5% 10 3% 8 2% 11 3% 277 84% White Asian Black Mixed Other Prefer not to say
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Action - Representation of BME students at undergraduate level is particularly low in A&H, SSPP, FNSNM and Law. At postgraduate taught level the issues are greatest in the Schools of are A&H, FNSNM, SSPP and Law and at postgraduate research level in A&H, SSPP, IoP, Law and BMS. It is recommended that these findings are compared with further statistical analysis of the Admissions data by school and where there are correlations that these Schools become the focus of work in relation to Objective 7
Action - A wider piece of work also needs to be considered regarding how we might better retain BME students in to higher levels of study within all Schools. This will be explored further under Objective 7.
Admissions
Tables are provided at Appendix 3.
4.4.7 Undergraduate admissions by ethnicity for 2010 and 2011 entry
Action - The College did not have access to data for undergraduate admissions by ethnicity for these years but this will be included in the 2014 report.
4.4.8 Postgraduate taught admissions by ethnicity for 2010 and 2011 entry
At the College level it appears that Asian and Black students have been less likely to be offered a place, whilst White students have been more likely to receive an offer. Asian students have been less likely to accept the offer and White students have been more likely to accept.
4.4.9 Postgraduate research admissions by ethnicity for 2010 and 2011 entry
At the College level it appears that Asian and Black students have been less likely to be offered a place.
Action - As mentioned above, further work to look at statistical significance in this area is planned before identifying next steps.
Progression, completion and attainment
School data can be found at Appendix 4.
4.4.10 Undergraduate attainment by ethnicity - 2012
At College level, BME students are less likely to achieve a higher degree classification than White students. In particular Black and (to a lesser extent) Other ethnicity students were much less likely to achieve a higher degree classification. Asian, Mixed and Other ethnicity students are less likely to complete on time.
The table below summarises the proportions of students from each ethnic group who achieved a higher degree classification within the different benchmark groupings (2011-12).
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P = pass, EX = exit award and AF – academic fail
Please note: The higher classification percentage excludes students achieving Medical or Dental awards.
The table below summarises the proportions of all students in each ethnic group achieving a higher degree classification within the different comparator groupings. Please note: the data used to inform this tables has been sourced from the Heidi database including the King’s data, to ensure
consistency so does not match with the internally generated table above.
Attainment gaps are observable at King’s for all ethnic groups, in particular the Black ethnic group, followed by the Asian ethnic group. The pattern is similar amongst the other comparators.
White Black Asian Mixed &
Other
King’s 76.6% 51.5% 54.2% 62.5%
Nationally 66.5% 41.3% 51.1% 59.7%
London HEIs 72.6% 41.4% 53.1% 58.9%
Russell Group 75.9% 53.9% 57.0% 69.5%
Action - It is clear from this that there is an attainment gap for all BME students at King’s, although this looks greatest for the Black ethnic group. This will be picked up by the BME attainment project – see Objective 6
4.4.11 Undergraduate attainment by ethnicity at School level - 2012
The table below summarises by School, the total number of students from each ethnic group achieving an award alongside the proportion of students from that ethnic group achieving a higher degree classification.
Total White Asian Black Mixed Other Total BME + Not
known
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Law 158 89.9 87 94.3 41 90.2 15 73.3 11 81.8 2 50.0 71 84.5 FNSNM 389 61.4 269 71.7 20 50.0 70 25.7 18 55.6 9 55.6 120 38.3 Arts & Hums 534 90.3 428 92.1 36 83.3 12 83.3 42 83.3 7 85.7 106 83.0 BMS 502 76.7 153 88.2 252 73.8 49 59.2 19 78.9 22 59.1 349 71.6 NMS 266 61.7 88 70.5 117 57.3 23 43.5 18 66.7 13 53.8 178 57.3 SSPP 246 86.6 180 89.4 41 75.6 4 75.0 10 80.0 8 87.5 66 78.8
Note: Dental and Medical undergraduate degrees do not receive a classification so these Schools are omitted from the table above.
The School where the attainment gap is greatest overall is FNSNM, (71.1% for White students versus 38.3% for all BME students) however the numbers of students in particular ethnic groups is fairly
ETHNICITY** I IIA IIB III P Ex Un AF
NORMAL COMPLETION LATE TOTAL AWARDS % HIGHER CLASSIFICATION* % ON TIME A - WHITE 387 740 144 15 189 4 2 28 1351 158 1509 85.4% 90% B - ASIAN 99 319 108 21 243 5 1 40 626 210 836 71.5% 75% C - BLACK 24 77 71 3 32 4 25 198 38 236 47.7% 84% D - MIXED 29 72 27 22 3 4 126 31 157 76.0% 80% E - OTHER 7 34 16 3 20 1 7 65 23 88 63.9% 74% F - NOT KNOWN 12 18 2 11 1 2 33 13 46 90.3% 72% TOTAL 558 1260 368 42 517 18 3 106 2399 473 2872 77.8% 84%
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small apart from in the Black ethnic group (70 students). This is followed by BMS, (88.2% versus 71.6%) where there is a large cohort of Asian students and NMS, (70.5% versus 57.3%) also with a large cohort of Asian students. SSPP, Law and A&H follow in respect of the size of the attainment gap – each having fairly small numbers of BME students in total, apart from A&H.
Action - There are marked differences in attainment for particular ethnic groups, within particular Schools and this will be picked up by the BME student attainment project – Objective 6
4.4.12 Undergraduate progression by ethnicity – College – 2012
At a College level, when all BME and not known ethnicity students are grouped, they are 2.4% less likely to progress normally when compared with the average for all students. Below this difference can be observed within the individual ethnic subgroups and is greatest for the Black and Mixed ethnicity groups.
4.4. 13 Undergraduate progression by ethnicity and School
The table below summarises by School, the total number of students from each ethnic group who entered the programme alongside the proportion of students from that ethnic group who
progressed normally to the second year.
Total White Asian Black Mixed Other Total BME + Not
known
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Dentistry 160 90.5 55 87.3 85 94.1 3 100.0 7 100.0 6 66.7 105 91.4 Law 84 95.2 45 93.3 27 100.0 5 80.0 5 100.0 1 100.0 39 97.4 FNSNM 328 89.0 250 89.6 22 86.4 34 85.3 18 88.9 2 100.0 78 87.2 Arts & Hums 717 90.7 587 91.3 49 91.8 11 81.8 57 82.5 5 100.0 130 87.7 BMS 387 89.7 116 88.8 190 91.1 42 85.7 17 100.0 19 84.2 271 90.0 Med 453 93.8 239 95.8 141 91.5 24 100.0 24 87.5 20 95.0 214 91.6 NMS 309 74.1 124 75.8 130 70.8 25 84.0 16 68.8 7 71.4 185 73.0 SSPP 316 90.8 229 94.8 41 80.5 14 64.3 26 84.6 2 100.0 87 80.5 The progression gap for particular ethnic groups by School appears to be of less concern compared with the attainment gap discussed above. The gap overall is by far the greatest in SSPP (94.8% for White students versus 80.5% for all BME students) but the numbers of students in individual ethnic groups is fairly small.
ETHNICITY** ENTRANTS PROGRESSED %
A - WHITE 1645 1493 90.8% B - ASIAN 685 598 87.3% C - BLACK 158 135 85.4% D - MIXED 170 146 85.9% E - OTHER 62 54 87.1% F - NOT KNOWN 34 28 82.4% TOTAL 2754 2454 89.1%
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4.4.14 Postgraduate taught attainment by ethnicity – 2012
At College level, the picture is similar for postgraduate taught students. Black, Asian and Other ethnicity students are less likely to achieve a higher degree classification (the gap being greatest for Black students) and Black and Other ethnicity students are slightly less likely to complete on time. Unfortunately it is currently not possible to obtain benchmarking data for postgraduate attainment or progression.
4.4.15 Postgraduate taught attainment by ethnicity at School level
The table below summarises by School, the total number of students from each ethnic group achieving an award alongside the proportion of students from that ethnic group achieving a higher degree classification.
Total White Asian Black Mixed Other Total BME + Not
known
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Dentistry 43 55.8 16 43.8 15 66.7 2 50.0 2 100.0 5 60.0 27 63.0 Law 259 80.7 189 83.6 20 80.0 13 53.8 16 75.0 1 100.0 70 72.9 FNSNM 291 58.8 223 65.0 16 37.5 32 28.1 7 85.7 7 28.6 68 38.2 IoP 334 76.9 218 80.7 56 78.6 30 36.7 18 94.4 7 71.4 116 69.8 Arts & Hums 346 86.1 301 87.0 7 71.4 8 62.5 16 81.3 8 87.5 45 80.0 BMS 98 88.8 58 93.1 21 85.7 9 77.8 7 85.7 3 66.7 40 82.5 Med 207 75.8 128 84.4 44 65.9 20 50.0 12 75.0 2 50.0 79 62.0 NMS 92 57.6 35 62.9 34 55.9 11 27.3 7 57.1 2 100.0 57 54.4 SSPP 1052 67.7 786 73.5 113 53.1 51 21.6 37 56.8 24 58.3 266 50.4
When looking at the attainment gap overall, FNSNM has the widest differential (65% for White students versus 38.2% for BME students), although the numbers of students in each ethnic group fairly small apart from in the Black group (32 students). SSPP and Medicine have the next largest attainment gaps overall (73.5% compared with 50.4% and 84.4% compared with 62.0%). SSPP in particular also has substantial numbers of BME students which suggests the findings have more validity. IoP, Law, BMS, NMS and A&H follow in respect of the size of the attainment gap – each have quite small cohorts of BME students apart from IoP.
ETHNICITY* D M P Ex AF NORMAL COMPLETION LATE TOTAL AWARDS % HIGHER CLASSIFICATION % ON TIME A - WHITE 515 1020 348 82 19 1892 92 1984 77.4% 95.4% B - ASIAN 50 161 98 20 3 316 16 332 63.6% 95.2% C - BLACK 8 58 82 18 12 162 16 178 37.1% 91.0% D - MIXED 29 61 27 4 1 119 3 122 73.8% 97.5% E - OTHER 9 28 19 2 1 55 4 59 62.7% 93.2% F - NOT KNOWN 20 56 25 3 4 103 5 108 70.4% 95.4% TOTAL 631 1384 599 129 40 2647 136 2783 72.4% 95.1%
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Action - As above for undergraduate attainment, there are marked differences in attainment for particular ethnic groups, within particular Schools and this will be picked up by the BME student attainment project – Objective 6
4.4.16 Programme review findings 2011-12
The annual report covering the programme review findings for 2011-12 identified a number of key overarching findings that were evident in a high proportion of the programmes reviewed. Two of these related to ethnicity:
For undergraduate programmes - BME entrants were more likely to under perform (in relation to attainment and progression) when compared with White students.
For postgraduate programmes – BME entrants were more likely to under perform (in relation to attainment and normal completion) when compared with White students
The second of these findings
was also noted in the 2008-9 and 2010-11 Annual Reports.Action - As above, this will be picked up by the BME student attainment project – Objective 6 4.5 Sex
4.5.1 Undergraduate students by sex over 3 years
4.5.2 Postgraduate taught students by sex over 3 years
4.5.3 Postgraduate research students by sex over 3 years
In terms of sex, the student population at King’s tends to be more female at all levels of study but decreases as the levels of study progress from undergraduate through to postgraduate research. The proportions of women studying at postgraduate taught level has slowly increased over time to
UG
No. % No. % No. %
Female 9177 63% 9173 64% 9473 63%
Male 5316 37% 5262 36% 5524 37%
Total 14493 100% 14435 100% 14997 100%
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
PGT
No. % No. % No. %
Female 3847 58% 4579 60% 4558 60%
Male 2810 42% 3101 40% 3030 40%
Total 6657 100% 7680 100% 7588 100%
2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
PGR
No. % No. % No. %
Female 1199 54% 1304 54% 1386 53%
Male 1023 46% 1130 46% 1213 47%
Total 2222 100% 2434 100% 2599 100%
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better reflect the undergraduate levels. However, the proportions studying at postgraduate research level have slightly decreased.
King’s tends to be more female in composition compared with the sector nationally, other London- based HEIs and the Russell Group where women comprise 54.9%, 55.5% and 52.7% of first degree undergraduate students (2011-12). At postgraduate taught level the proportion of women increases and these figures are 56.9%, 56.2%, 57.8% and at postgraduate research level where the proportion of women reduces considerably and the figures are 46.6%, 46.3% and 50.2%.
4.5.4 Undergraduate students by sex and School - 2012-13
Compared with the College average, NMS has the lowest proportion of female students and is considerably below the College average of 63% female whilst FNSNM is 90% female.
4.5.5 Postgraduate taught students by sex and School - 2012-13
At postgraduate taught level a similar pattern prevails, although the drop in the proportions of female students in BMS, DI, Law are noticeable. There are increases in the proportions of female students at the IoP and in Medicine. The proportions of female students in NMS remains low.
4.5.6 Postgraduate research students by sex and School - 2012-13
Again there is a similar pattern at postgraduate research level. However the proportions of women in the DI and Law have gone up considerably. Those in A&H, IoP, Medicine, NMS and SSPP have declined.
Action - The main area of concern in terms of the representation of women is in the School of NMS and this area is being picked up under Objective 3 and the work around Athena SWAN occurring in the School.
2012-13 Total
Arts and Humanities 1853 64% 1047 36% 2900
Biomedical Sciences 1217 66% 630 34% 1847
Dental Institute 452 59% 308 41% 760
Law 574 62% 346 38% 920
Medicine 1504 59% 1065 41% 2569
Natural and Mathematical Sciences 401 32% 842 68% 1243
Nursing and Midwifery 1969 90% 226 10% 2195
Social Science and Public Policy 1007 55% 814 45% 1821
Female Male
2012-13 Total
Arts and Humanities 618 64% 345 36% 963
Biomedical Sciences 190 62% 116 38% 306
Dental Institute 176 48% 189 52% 365
Institute of Psychiatry 492 75% 165 25% 657
Law 478 53% 417 47% 895
Medicine 365 63% 212 37% 577
Natural and Mathematical Sciences 85 28% 216 72% 301
Nursing and Midwifery 645 85% 111 15% 756
Social Science and Public Policy 1217 55% 1007 45% 2224
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Admissions
Tables can be found at Appendix 3.
4.5.7 Undergraduate admissions by sex for 2010 and 2011 entry
At the College level it appears that women have been slightly less likely to be offered a place than their male counterparts and then have been more likely to accept that place.
4.5.8 Postgraduate taught admissions by sex for 2010 and 2011 entry
At College level the offers and acceptance rates have been in line with what would be expected.
4.5.9 Postgraduate research admissions by sex for 2010 and 2011 entry
At College level women have been slightly less likely to receive an offer and more likely to accept their offer than their male counterparts.
Action – Further work on statistical significance is planned before next steps are identified. Progression, completion and attainment
School data can be found at Appendix 4.
4.5.10 Undergraduate progression and attainment by sex for 2012
At College level, male students are less likely to achieve a higher degree classification, to progress normally to the second year and complete on time. Nationally there is a similar pattern with 67.9% of female students achieving a higher degree classification and 63.2% of male students. These figures are 65.8% and 62.3% for the London-based HEIs and 81.0% and 76.3% for the Russell Group. The gap between the attainment of the two sexes at King’s is similar to elsewhere.
2012-13 Total
Arts and Humanities 325 52% 302 48% 627
Biomedical Sciences 125 64% 69 36% 194
Dental Institute 54 65% 29 35% 83
Institute of Psychiatry 207 67% 102 33% 309
Law 52 68% 25 32% 77
Medicine 240 58% 171 42% 411
Natural and Mathematical Sciences 40 21% 151 79% 191
Nursing and Midwifery 51 85% 9 15% 60
Social Science and Public Policy 266 45% 328 55% 594
Female Male
GENDER I IIA IIB III P Ex Un AF
NORMAL COMPLETION LATE TOTAL AWARDS % HIGHER CLASSIFICATION* % ON TIME MALE 288 554 186 28 219 20 5 58 1133 225 1358 74.3% 83% FEMALE 434 1060 294 29 344 9 1 66 1920 317 2237 79.5% 86% TOTAL 722 1614 480 57 563 29 6 124 3053 542 3595 77.5% 85%
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At a School level there are some small observed differences between attainment, progression and completion between the sexes evident in most Schools. The most significant difference by far was the lower attainment of males in FNSNM. Other notable differences were the lower rate of normal progression of male students in FNSNM and the DI and the lower attainment of male students in BMS and SSPP.
Action – Where possible these issues will be considered as part of the work around student attainment – under Objective 6. However, the priority focus of this work will initially be BME students, followed by Mature and Disabled.
4.5.11 Postgraduate taught progression and attainment by sex for 2012
At College level, female students are slightly less likely to achieve a higher degree classification. Again there are minor variations at School level and the most significant differences are the lower attainment of female students at the DI and the lower attainment of male students in FNSNM, IoP, BMS and SSPP.
Action – As part of the work looking at the gender profile of students at the DI – the issues related to the attainment of women students will be raised with the School, where this cuts across the working being done in relation to Athena SWAN.